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5Ubaldo Jimenez, CLE, SP22
6Gerardo Parra, ARI, RF17
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5Josh Beckett, LAD, SP-13
6Dan Straily, OAK, SP-13
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Alexi Ogando pitched with arm injury before DL stint
by R.J. White | CBSSports.com
(6:35 pm ET) Rangers starting pitcher Alexi Ogando revealed to manager Ron Washington that his arm had been bothering him before his last start, after which he was placed on the disabled list, the Dallas Morning News reports.

"He finally told me that when we were talking, and I said, ‘You can’t do that’," Washington said. "He’s got a different workload this year. When you are a reliever and you only have to pitch an inning or so, you can pitch through some soreness, but when you are a starter, it’s a different situation. You can make it worse. It’s something that comes with experience. Now that he has the experience of going through this and knowing the situation, hopefully it won’t happen again. Thank God it wasn’t more serious."

Ogando is on the 15-day disabled list with biceps tendinitis.


Adam Dunn removed from game with back spasms
by R.J. White | CBSSports.com
(6:17 pm ET) White Sox first baseman Adam Dunn left Satuday's game against the Angels with back spasms. He was 1 for 3 with two RBI and two strikeouts before being replaced by Jeff Keppinger.

Padres reinstate Carlos Quentin from paternity list
by Igor Mello | CBSSports.com
(6:05 pm ET) The Padres have officially reinstated outfielder Carlos Quentin from the paternity list before Saturday's game against the Nationals. But Quentin was not in the starting lineup.

Quentin has missed the last three games to attend the birth of his child. He has reached base in each of his past five games, hitting .211 with four walks, two home runs and four RBI during that stretch.

Ben Revere losing playing time
by Chris Towers | CBSSports.com
(6:02 pm ET) Despite batting .357 with a .438 on-base percentage in his last 13 games, Phillies outfielder Ben Revere was out of the starting lineup for a season-high fourth game in a row Saturday against the Reds. John Mayberry got the start in Revere's place. 

Revere has been limited to six starts against left-handed pitchers this season, but only two of the four games he has sat out have been against lefties. 

Revere told the Philadelphia Inquirer Saturday that he has been getting time off to work on his swing. Revere, who has just two extra-base hits in 118 at-bats, said he is trying to work on driving the ball.

"We've kind of been talking and going back to my old films from the minor leagues with the Twins and trying to find that power stroke," Revere said. "I know back then I was a 10-triple guy, it was gap-to-gap with everything, and they want me to get back to that and I do too. That’s the stuff I’m working on."


Bryce Harper takes a breather
by Igor Mello | CBSSports.com
(5:59 pm ET) Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper was not in the starting lineup Saturday against the Padres.

He was given the day off against left-hander Eric Stults. He is a career .226 hitter with seven homers and 26 RBI against lefties. He is hitting .171 with two home runs and four RBI in 12 May games.

Torn UCL for Eric O'Flaherty
by Chris Towers | CBSSports.com
(5:58 pm ET) The Braves announced Saturday that reliever Eric O'Flaherty has been diagnosed with a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his throwing elbow, after receiving the results of an MRI exam.

O'Flaherty was placed on the 15-day disabled list earlier in the day, and he is expected to visit Dr. James Andrews in the next few days.

Andrews is famous for performing Tommy John surgery on torn UCLs, though the team has not confirmed that the procedure will be necessary for O'Flaherty. 


Marlins sign Gil Valazquez to minor-league deal
by Igor Mello | CBSSports.com
(5:55 pm ET) The Marlins signed infielder Gil Valazquez to a minor-league contract Saturday, assigning him to Triple-A New Orleans, according to The Sun Sentinel. Velazquez had a .232/.246/.250 slash line in 19 games last season for the Marlins.

Jaime Garcia "very concerned" about shoulder
by Chris Towers | CBSSports.com
(5:55 pm ET) The Cardinals are not confident that Jaime Garcia's recurring shoulder pain can be fixed with rehab this time around, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch,. Garcia avoided surgery in the offseason for a similar issue.

Garcia was placed on the disabled list Saturday, with the same injury that sidelined him twice last season. Garcia will see a specialist in the next few days to determine the course of action, but he did say that the injury seems more serious this time than it did last season. He also admitted to trying to pitch through it in his last three outings.

"There's pain. There's a lot more pain than last year," he said. "It started three starts ago. I was feeling great up to that point. Just tried to take care of it, doing little things here or there, and it went downhill. It got worse and worse. I'm very concerned. I'm very concerned."

Garcia is set to see Dr. James Andrews next week. 


Mark Ellis not coming off DL yet
by Chris Towers | CBSSports.com
(5:46 pm ET) Dodgers infielder Mark Ellis is not expected to be activated Sunday from the disabled list,  manager Don Mattingly told the Los Angeles Times. He will join the team in Milwaukee, but the team is still trying to figure out whether he will need additional time to heal.

Ellis is expected to play six innings in Double-A Saturday as part of his minor-league rehab assignment. He has been out since late April with a right quad strain.  


Ted Lilly coming off the DL
by Chris Towers | CBSSports.com
(5:41 pm ET) Dodgers manager Don Mattingly told the Orange County Register Saturday that he expected pitcher Ted Lilly to be activated from the disabled list Monday. Lilly has been out since April 29 with a strained rib cage and has been saying he's ready to return since throwing five innings in his latest minor-league rehab start.

Lilly's role has yet to be determined, but it seems likely that he will pitch out of the bullpen to start. 


 
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